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How to Speak Truth to Yourself
I went to the doctor a few days ago. It was just a routine check up, and everything is fine! You know what wasn’t fine? The number I saw on the scale when they weighed me at check in. I’ve never seen my number that big. I panicked for a hot second, so overcome with worry the cute little nurse would judge me for my number. As I changed into my gown and waited for the doctor to come in my room to see me, I forced myself to turn off the alarm bells blaring in my head and remembered to speak these truths to myself: I have consistently exercised…
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Hang on
Hanging on to what I know to be true: God is in control. I’ve white knuckled what I have no authority over for too long. It’s time to loosen the grip. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 God is love. Resentment and bitterness do not look like the heart of Christ, the Father or the fruit of the Spirit, but clouds and reaps the fruit of chaos in my own heart. “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put…
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Fullness of Joy
I think we’re all in agreement that this is a very trying time. The state of the world has caused a lot of stress, no matter what private battles we are currently fighting behind our closed doors. To add the chaos of COVID-19 on top of anything else we’re trying to juggle feels impossible. There are so many emotions to be processed during this time: sadness, grief, loneliness, anxiety, anger. And you know what? That is perfectly fine and normal. You are not sitting in those feelings alone. It’s hard to find joy right now. Which is also perfectly fine and normal. Even before COVID-19 disrupted our daily routine, joy…
